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Review

Plastics—Villain or Hero? Polymers and Recycled Polymers in Mineral and Metallurgical Processing—A Review

by
Sheila Devasahayam
1,*,
R. K. Singh Raman
1,2,
K. Chennakesavulu
3,4 and
Sankar Bhattacharya
1
1
Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria 3800, Australia
2
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria 3800, Australia
3
Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry, Institut de Science et d’Ing’enierie Supramol’eculaires (ISIS), UMR 7006, CNRS, Universit’e de Strasbourg, 8 allee Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
4
Department of Chemistry & International Research Centre, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Chennai 600 119, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2019, 12(4), 655; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040655
Submission received: 16 January 2019 / Revised: 3 February 2019 / Accepted: 5 February 2019 / Published: 21 February 2019
(This article belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)
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This review focusses on the use of recycled and virgin polymers in mineral and metallurgical processing, both high and ambient temperature processes, including novel applications. End of life applications of polymers as well as the utilisation of polymers during its life time in various applications are explored. The discussion includes applications in cleaner coal production, iron and steel production, iron ore palletisation, iron alloy manufacturing, manganese processing, E-wastes processing and carbon sequestration. The underlying principles of these applications are also explained. Advantages and disadvantages of using these polymers in terms of energy and emission reductions, reduction in non-renewables and dematerialisation are discussed. Influence of the polymers on controlling the evolution of micro and nanostructures in alloys and advanced materials is also considered.
Keywords: recycled polymers; virgin polymers; thermoplastics; thermosets; super absorbent polymers; silicones; iron and steel industries; clean coal; carbon sequestration; high temperature processing; ambient palletisation; emission and energy reductions recycled polymers; virgin polymers; thermoplastics; thermosets; super absorbent polymers; silicones; iron and steel industries; clean coal; carbon sequestration; high temperature processing; ambient palletisation; emission and energy reductions

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Devasahayam, S.; Raman, R.K.S.; Chennakesavulu, K.; Bhattacharya, S. Plastics—Villain or Hero? Polymers and Recycled Polymers in Mineral and Metallurgical Processing—A Review. Materials 2019, 12, 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040655

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Devasahayam S, Raman RKS, Chennakesavulu K, Bhattacharya S. Plastics—Villain or Hero? Polymers and Recycled Polymers in Mineral and Metallurgical Processing—A Review. Materials. 2019; 12(4):655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040655

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Devasahayam, Sheila, R. K. Singh Raman, K. Chennakesavulu, and Sankar Bhattacharya. 2019. "Plastics—Villain or Hero? Polymers and Recycled Polymers in Mineral and Metallurgical Processing—A Review" Materials 12, no. 4: 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040655

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Devasahayam, S., Raman, R. K. S., Chennakesavulu, K., & Bhattacharya, S. (2019). Plastics—Villain or Hero? Polymers and Recycled Polymers in Mineral and Metallurgical Processing—A Review. Materials, 12(4), 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040655

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